Merry Christmas!

This song makes me cry anyway and this is my new favorite version of it!

Bounce, Bounce, Bounce...

ABC Family has had some fun programming during their 25 Days of Christmas promotion...the one that really caught my eye was 2 hours of Pixar movie shorts....I had seen about half of them ones that they featured but they were still great to see.

Of course they included the first one....amazing how they were able to show that the baby lamp was so dejected when he flattened his ball......

Oldy Old?

I have a confession…..I have been listening to a book on tape (CD).

I hear that phrase – “book on tape” – and cringe…it conjures up images of blue hairs driving at 45 mph on the highway in their massive tank of a sedan.

But the book summary intrigued me when the CD set happened to cross my path so I figured I would try it.

12 cds….13.5 hours total….

I am currently on Disc 4 and I look forward to getting in the car and finding out what happens next.

I actually do not mind getting stuck in traffic because I get to hear more of the story.

Yeah…I thought that only old people did this…

Does this make me old….or an oldy old?

Sheep & Chicken Services

Since we are starting to get to the point where we can laugh about this....(and recognize ourselves in photos again), I can post this....



It started with the Bed and Breakfast and Geriatric Ward joke….

But turns out, we have a pretty long list of services that we offer….


Mice relocation

Laundry

Animal burials

Storage

Therapy sessions

Counseling sessions

Moth disposal

Personal Shopping

Food restocking

Spontaneous Birthday parties/Party planning

Hurricane Evacuation/Relocation

Surgical Rehab

Reasons To Switch to an Iphone...

It’s true....I have decided to go to the dark side and get an Iphone.

The biggest hurdle was the fact that I would be going from a $40 a month phone bill to $100 a month…$720 a year that I could be throwing at my debt.

Of course, I had to make a list in order to rationalize it….

GPS for hiking/snowshoeing
Faster ability to identify the tracks and scat that I see on trails (yes, there is an app for scat…
I can log that hike/snowshoe trek
Better use of my calendar – avoiding double bookings like this past weekend
Be more up to date with email replies
Better use of my address book (instead of “wait until I get home to do that”)
Take time to play a bit when I get stressed
Actually know what people are up to instead of getting on FB once a week

And the biggest reason of all – I got a computer virus at work…very frustrating and I felt like I was dead in the water. I could have tracked a few packages and flights or I could have played Angry Birds to relax while I waited for the verdict…(just in case you were wondering, turns out it’s an evil Root Virus that someone else had a month ago.)

One Starfish At A Time...

Every teacher has probably taught this story....others have seen it before....I just wanted to put it out to the Universe...



Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.

One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so he walked faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean.

He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?"

The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."

"I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man.

To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die."

Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach, and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!"

At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean.

As it met the water, he said, "It made a difference for that one.

Nice Rack...

We had a few bucks visit over the weekend....



Look close and you can see that there are two bucks about to battle that I interrupted...

Nice rack!

Turkey Fun!

Ah, Thanksgiving....with it's fun table decorations...

This was the first time I saw a butter turkey though...

Oh the humanity!!!

Muppet Movie...

Of course I'm excited for the new Muppet Movie - those are my people!! Umm...you know what I mean...

I recently came across this pic *sniff*

Consequences…..

Here is my "I am getting old" commentary of the day...


There are consequences for our actions…

The Penn State football coaches kept the focus on their football legacy vs what was going on with one of their own. It took a while, but it caught up to them.

In this area, we had a bunch of football players get into a brawl before a playoff game. School policy is that they would be suspended and not be able to play ball. They did play though - the coach wanted to make the playoffs and knew that he would not be able to without these players. Guess who is looking at losing his job because his focus was on the wrong set of consequences …

Hmm...

During one of our treks in the area....

Sunny Isles in Panoramas...

Another Sunrise...

Another sunrise means another day to enjoy!



A beam coming to suck up the ocean?

Dinner on the Run?

Did I just see a rooster??



Say what?

It was not the beer talking...there was a rooster and a hen on the way to the Monastery!

Spanish Monastery...

The cute chapel...until I saw the picture....eek!

It was worth the three mile hike!

Florida Snapshots....

When you wake up to this view, there is not much that will keep me inside...

Eye C U....

Even in Florida, there is an eye watching me!!!

Random Thought....

"Always do you best"


"Try it all"


"You can succeed"





Hey Playtex Sport....it is a tampon, not a fortune cookie!!

Narragansett Towers...

Pony has been very good with sending me pictures from his trip - here he is at the Narragansett Towers in Narragansett, RI

Lunch Is Served!

I know...this has turned in to a picture blog lately.....but I want to share!!

Oh Hai!

Lunch is served!

(we are inconsistent with what we offer – these apples had been in the fridge since January…..the neighbor feeds them ALL the time – so much so that they come running when her car or house door opens)

Nom, Nom, Nom….






Bring a friend! Invite the family!

Thanks Lady!